Courts, Pier, Trail, Pavilions Open In Mission Lake Park

January 15, 1986|By Kimberly Lifton, Staff writer

LAUDERHILL — Mission Lake Park, a renovated 25-acre park with a lake, has opened to the public.

Recreation Director Greg Pickett said the park, formerly unnamed and used mostly for picnics, opened Jan. 6. Residents and non-residents can use the park, which includes two tennis courts, two basketball courts, two racquetball courts, a tot lot, a fishing pier, picnic pavilions and a fitness trail.

Crews began renovating the park about a year ago. Soccer and baseball fields will open this spring, he said.

The park, located at Northwest 19th Street and 55th Avenue, is directly behind City Hall. Hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The Recreation Department this month will sponsor classes at Veterans Park, 7600 NW 50th St.

Beginning Monday, jazzercise, judo and karate courses will be offered at the park. Jazzercise will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. for an hour. Judo will take place Mondays and Wednesdays from 7 to 9:30 p.m. And karate courses will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For more information, call the Recreation Department at 587-5720.